Melbourne Workers Theatre
Former Australian theatre company
Melbourne Workers Theatre (MWT) was an Australian theatre company based in Melbourne, Australia.
The company was founded in 1987 by Patricia Cornelius, Steve Payne and Michael White.[1]
It specialised in producing work from a left-wing stance, seeking to create work that "articulates flaws in the mainstream perception of Australian culture and identity, contesting how Australians think about themselves as a nation and as a people".[2] Indigenous actor and director (later playwright) Jada Alberts participated in various projects with the theatre.[3]
After several arts funding bodies removed their financial support, the company struggled financially, eventually closing in 2012.[4]
See also
- Andrew Bovell
- Junction Theatre Company
- New Theatre, Melbourne
References
- ^ "Melbourne Workers Theatre | History". melbourneworkerstheatre.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Melbourne Workers Theatre | History". melbourneworkerstheatre.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Jada Alberts". Drama Online. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Work is over: End in sight for Melbourne Workers' Theatre | News". 22 June 2012.
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Theatres in the Melbourne City Centre
Note: this includes theatres in the Melbourne City Centre and its immediate surrounds, not the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area.
- Athenaeum Theatre
- Arts Centre (Fairfax Studio, Hamer Hall, Playhouse, State Theatre)
- Comedy Theatre
- Fortyfivedownstairs
- Forum Theatre
- Her Majesty's Theatre
- IMAX Melbourne
- La Mama Theatre
- Malthouse Theatre
- Melbourne Recital Centre
- Melbourne Town Hall
- National Theatre
- Palace Theatre
- Palais Theatre
- Princess Theatre
- Regent Theatre
- RMIT Capitol Theatre
- Sidney Myer Music Bowl
- Southbank Theatre